Maestro (Cosmic)

Maestro

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Base Attributes

Release Date

November 15th, 2023^[1]^[2]

Origin

Marvel Comics Earth-9200.
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect #1 (1992)

Victory Animation

Maestro realizes Captain America's shield is broken and drops it.

Abilities

Neutronium
Glancing
Pierce
Cosmic Radiation
Fury

Signature Ability

Neutronium Might

Availability

No

Yes

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For the unplayable version of Maestro from the Combined Class, see Maestro.

Maestro is a Cosmic Champion. Being a Cosmic Champion, he has a Class Bonus against Tech Champions, but is weak to Mystic Champions.

Bio[]

With the power of the Hulk, and the intellect of Bruce Banner, Maestro has survived wars, nuclear attacks and countless assassination attempts from all across time. Now he moves from one timeline to another, defeating any he deems a worthy foe and taking their prized weapons as personal trophies. With so few who could stand against him, Maestro has now set his sights on a much more grand scale. He aims to take over the Contest and prove he is the most powerful champion in all the universe.

Abilities[]

Always Active

An enhanced immune system and advanced armaments provide full Immunity to Poison, Shock, and Incinerate.
Maestro has given up his Superiority in order to become the most powerful Cosmic, gaining an extra +X Attack Rating against Tech Champions.

Tier	Attack Rating
	800.8
	1737.2

Neutronium – Max 40

Maestro gains 1 Neutronium per second, disabled during Superior Rage. He gains them 25% slower against Mystic Champions.
Second Medium Attacks grant Maestro 3 Neutronium.
After being knocked down, Maestro cannot gain Neutronium for 6 seconds. This cannot be triggered again for 8 seconds after it expires. If one of Maestro’s Buffs expires naturally, these durations are removed.
If one of Maestro’s Buffs expires naturally, he cannot gain Neutronium for 8 seconds.
Whenever Maestro is Immune to an effect or has a Buff Nullified, gain 3 Neutronium. This has a 5 second cooldown.

ISO-8 Buffs

ISO-8 Buffs cannot be affected by Ability Accuracy and last for 36 seconds.
At 10 Neutronium, gain a Glancing Buff causing all incoming Basic Attacks to have a 100% chance to Glance.
At 20 Neutronium, gain a Pierce Buff of X potency.

Tier	Pierce potency
	118.42
	142.11

At 30 Neutronium, gain a Cosmic Radiation Buff. While active, Opponents near Maestro take X Energy Damage per second. While Maestro is suffering from Atrophy, reduce the potency of the Energy Damage by 50%.

Tier	Energy Damage
	400.4
	868.6

When Maestro would gain an ISO-8 Buff, retrigger all other ISO-8 Buffs from previous thresholds.

Superior Rage

At 40 Neutronium, Maestro enters Superior Rage and gains +X Attack Rating.

Tier	Attack Rating
	1001
	2171.5

During Superior Rage, 1 Neutronium expires every second. While Maestro is suffering from Atrophy they expire 50% faster.
When entering Superior Rage, remove all personal Buffs and gain a Passive copy retaining the same potency and effects.
When knocked down during Superior Rage, Maestro loses 5 Neutronium.
Superior Rage ends when Maestro has 0 Neutronium, removing all personal Buffs, Passives, and any cooldowns for Neutronium.
Maestro cannot gain Neutronium for 6 seconds after Superior Rage ends.

Special Attacks[]

Activating a Special Attack grants 2 Neutronium.
Superior Rage: On activation, inflict a Root Passive until the final hit of the Special Attack. This will not trigger while Maestro is suffering from Atrophy.

Special Attack 1 – Triplicate ISO Blast
Two ISO-infused blasts from his gauntlets, followed quickly by a massive blast from his armor.

Each hit deals a burst of X Energy Damage. Deal an additional burst of Energy Damage for each active personal Fury effect. As a Defender this Damage scales with Base Attack Only.

Tier	Energy Damage
	1001
	2171.5

Superior Rage: This can trigger through Block.

Special Attack 2 – Soulsword & Godslayer
Two swords from two powerful female warriors, now being used to cut down Maestro's foes.

On activation, for each active ISO-8 Buff or Passive, gain a Fury Buff increasing Attack Rating by +X for 36 seconds. Max stacks: 3.

Tier	Attack Rating
	480.48
	1042.32

Superior Rage: Gain Fury Passives instead of Buffs, and gain an Energy Penetration Passive causing all attacks to ignore 50% of the Opponent’s current Energy Resistance for 36 seconds.

Special 3 – ISO Power Unleashed
For a brief time, Maestro lets his inner gamma-irradiated self loose. He smashes his opponent, then unleashes the full power of his ISO-Gauntlet.

Gain 20 Neutronium.
Superior Rage: Inflict a Stun Debuff for 4 seconds.

Signature Ability – Neutronium Might[]

Always Active

Activating a Special Attack grants an additional 3 Neutronium, as well as refresh Personal Fury Effects.
Each Neutronium also grants Maestro +2.32 to 19.02 Block Penetration.

Synergy Bonuses[]

Synergy	Partner(s)	Effect(s)
By Your Powers Combined		Maestro: Gain +10% Fury potency for each other Synergy Champion on the team. Solo: Only affects this Champion and does not stack.
Big Bads		Synergy Champions: Gain +100 Armor Rating, +100 Critical Rating, +100 Critical Damage Rating, and +3% Perfect Block Chance, doubled when fighting the final node in a Quest. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Past and Future Self		Maestro: Gain Neutronium 20% faster. During Superior Rage, Neutronium expires 20% slower. The Overseer: Personal Special Concussion Debuffs gain +10% flat potency but their stack limit is reduced to 4. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Rivals		All Champions: +115 Critical Damage Rating.

Strengths and Weaknesses[]

Strengths[]

Defense
- Maestro is a purpose built Defender. Use him to make your worst enemies experience anguish.
Buff Conversion
- Maestro loves when you remove his Buffs, and only gets stronger. Unlike other Cosmic Champions, don’t fear losing any of your Buffs.

Weaknesses[]

Atrophy
- Maestro loves being Nullified, but hates when you end his Buffs early. Use Atrophy to take him down.
Energy Resistance
- Much of Maestro’s damage is Energy Based. High Energy Resistance will hamper his damage.

Recommended Masteries[]

Greater Health

What’s better than having the tankiest lad in the land? An even tankier lad!

Trivia[]

Maestro is a Trophy Champion and cannot be acquired naturally via conventional crystals.
- Completing the Necropolis will award a 6-Star Maestro.
- Fully exploring the Necropolis will award a 7-Star Maestro.